Lord Bach: As of 26 April, just under 57,000 or 47 per cent. of claims were still not fully validated.

Lord Bassam of Brighton: Available information for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is given in the tables.
	:TITLE3:Table A: Findings of guilt at all courts, for motoring offences1,
	England and Wales, 1995–2004
	
		
			 Year Total number of offences 
			 1995 1,537,300 
			 1996 1,492,400 
			 1997 1,475,300 
			 1998 1,464,500 
			 1999 1,415,200 
			 2000 1,364,600 
			 2001 1,325,800 
			 2002 1,382,700 
			 2003 1,549,600 
			 2004 1,549,200 
		
	
	1 Includes speed and traffic-light offences detected by camera devices.
	
		Table B: Obstruction, waiting and parking fixed penalty notices issued by the police and traffic wardens and penalty charge notices issued by local authorities, England and Wales, 1995–2004 -- Number of offences
		
			 Year Fixed penalty notice1 Penalty charge notice2 Total 
			 1995 2,271,000 3,148,000 5,419,000 
			 1996 2,282,000 3,523,000 5,805,000 
			 1997 2,199,000 3,769,000 5,968,000 
			 1998 2,118,000 3,872,000 5,990,000 
			 1999 1,808,000 3,956,000 5,764,000 
			 2000 1,595,000 4,655,000 6,250,000 
			 2001 1,325,000 5,303,000 6,628,000 
			 2002 1,165,000 6,413,000 7,578,000 
			 2003 1,044,000 7,123,000 8,167,000 
			 2004 883,000 7,653,000 8,536,000 
		
	
	1 Issued by police (including traffic wardens).
	2 Issued by local authorities (under the decriminalised parking enforcement scheme).

Lord Adonis: People throughout the country, including in London, benefit from the substantial resources which the Government make available to support children and adults with particular learning needs, including dyslexia.
	Local authorities in England estimate that expenditure on the education of school-age children with special educational needs (SEN) has increased from £2.8 billion in 2001–02 (when data were first available) to £4.1 billion in 2005–06. This is about 13 per cent. of all education spending. It is estimated that almost £750,000 was spent last year in London. In addition, the Government provide funding to schools through the School Development Grant (SDG), which can be used for activities in support of children with SEN. The SEN element of the SDG in 2004–05 was £84 million (it is not ring-fenced; schools decide how it should be used). The total SDG for 2005–06 was £674 million. This will increase by 3.4 per cent. per pupil in 2006–07 and 3.7 per cent. in 2007–08.
	In respect of learners in further education, my department does not allocate separate budgets at local or regional level to meet particular learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Young people and adults with dyslexia in England can access mainstream programmes where their needs are met through core funding, with additional funding support where required. In 2004–05, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) supported 641,000 learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities at a cost of around £1.5 billion. The figures for 2005–06 are not yet available. There is a separate budget for specialist colleges for learners with the most severe needs. We are providing £158 million for this purpose in 2006–07. Support for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is a key priority identified in our grant letter to the LSC and is in turn reflected in the LSC's annual statement of priorities.
	In addition, in 2004 my department's Skills for Life Unit has produced a publication, A Framework for Understanding Dyslexia, as part of the Government's national strategy for improving adult literacy skills. This framework provides general information on the nature of dyslexia, a review of theories about dyslexia, and an overview of approaches and programmes used by specialists who support dyslexic learners. This work has been followed up by a second project, Supporting Dyslexic Learners in Different Contexts.
	Disabled students' allowances (DSAs) can help pay the extra costs students may incur to attend a course of higher education, as a direct result of a disability or specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia. The allowances can help pay the cost of major items of specialist equipment, a non-medical personal helper, travel and other course-related costs. DSAs are paid in addition to the existing standard support package. They are not means tested and do not have to be repaid.
	The Government remain committed to increasing resources for the education of people with learning difficulties at all levels.

Lord Bassam of Brighton: A prisoner's record is maintained by the establishment which detains him or her and is divided into the core file and the inmate medical record. The record is kept by the prison from which the prisoner is released. The following table sets out retention periods.
	
		
			 Inmate MedicalRecords All Personal HealthRecords 10 years afterconclusion oftreatment or death 
			  Mental disorder treated under the Mental Health Act 1983 20 years after treatment no longer considered necessary; or eight years after the patient's death if patient died while receiving treatment. 
			  Maternity records 25 years 
			 Inmate Core File For lifers and records selected for special retention 20 years from date of discharge 
			  For prisoners sentenced to a total of three months or over in respect of any one period of custody Six years from date of discharge 
			  For any other prisoner received into custody (either after sentence or on remand) One year from date of discharge

Baroness Andrews: South Yorkshire secured Objective 1 status in 1999 for a seven-year programme (2000–06) which would invest a total of £1.8 billion in the economy, including £750 million of European funds. The overall objective of the programme was to kick-start the economic transformation of the area by investing in significant south Yorkshire-wide projects.
	Almost 100 per cent. of the funds have now been committed and actual delivery will take place up to 2008. Around 80 per cent. of the funds have been committed to pan-south Yorkshire projects which benefit all four local authority districts. To date the programme has been responsible for creating over 20,000 jobs, assisting over 7,000 businesses in the region and helping over 250,000 individuals to improve their skills.